Author's Note: This week is my 26th birthday so as a tradition I update. So Happy Birthday to me:)!

Chapter .2.

Will was hustled into an office with Lord Cutler Beckett was waiting for him.

"Lord Beckett the prisoner as ordered, sir", a guard says

"Those won't be necessary", Lord Beckett says to the guard and gestures to the manacles

Beckett pours them a drink and offers Will one which he doesn't accept. Will wanted to know what Beckett wanted with his fiancee Rosalina and himself. He won't let nobody harm Rosalina.

"The East India Trading Company has need of your services", Lord Beckett says to Will, "We wish for you to act as our agent in a business transaction with our mutual friend Captain Sparrow"

"More acquaintance. How do you know him?" Will asks

"We've had dealings in the past", Lord Beckett replies, "And we've each left our mark on the other"

"What mark did he leave on you?" Will asks

Beckett ignores the question instead replying, "By your efforts, Jack Sparrow was set free. I would like you to go to him and recover a certain property in his possession"

"Recover. At the point of a sword?" Will asks

"Bargain", Lord Beckett says

Beckett goes over to a chest and pulls a satchel out.

"Letters of marque. You will offer what amounts to a full pardon. Jack will be free, a privateer in the employ of England", Lord Beckett says

"What about Elizabeth if she is Jack's wife like the rumours suggest. I doubt he will accept anything unless there is a pardon for her too", Will says

"I have a letter here for Mrs Sparrow", Lord Beckett says

"Somehow I doubt Jack or Elizabeth will consider employment the same as being free", Will says

"Freedom", Lord Beckett says, "Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Sparrow are a dying breed. The world is shrinking the blank edges of the map filled in. Jack and Elizabeth must find their place in the New World or Perish. Not unlike you, Mr Turner. You and your fiancée face the hangman's noose"

"So you get Jack, Elizabeth and the Black Pearl", Will says

"The Black Pearl?" Lord Beckett asks

"The Property you want that he possesses", Will says

"A ship? Hardly", Lord Beckett says, "The item in question is considerably smaller and far more valuable, something Sparrow keeps on his person at all times. A compass?"

Will looks away.

"You know it", Lord Beckett says, "Bring back that compass or there's no deal"

Beckett walks away and Will was left to ponder why would Beckett what that compass?...

At Sea…

Jack was looking at his maps trying to get his compass to work. Lizzie was still in their bed fast asleep. Jack was trying his hardest not to wake her up. That was when his compass points at the rum bottle on the table. Jack finds it empty and groans.

"Why is the rum always gone?" Jack says to himself

Jack gets up and heads below deck to get more rum. He finds a bottle but it was full of sand

"Times run out Jack", a voice says

Making Jack drop the empty bottle. Jack goes looking for the voice that sounded familiar. But he couldn't place it.

"Bootstrap", Jack says finding him, "Bill Turner"

"You look good, Jack", Bootstrap says

"Is this a dream?" Jack asks knowing the Bootstrap was dead

"No", Bootstrap says

"I thought not. If it were, there'd be rum and Lizzie in it", Jack says

Bootstrap hands Jack a bottle of rum.

"You got the Pearl back I see", Bootstrap says

"I had some help retrieving the Pearl, by the way. Your son", Jack says

"William?" Bootstrap asks, "He ended up a pirate after all"

"And what do I owe the pleasure of your carbuncle?" Jack asks

"He sent me", Bootstrap says, "Davy Jones"

"Oh", Jack says not letting worry come onto his face, "So its you, then. He shanghaied you into service, eh?"

"I choose it", Bootstrap says, "I'm sorry for the part I played in the mutiny against you, Jack. I stood up for you. Everything went wrong after that. They strapped me to a cannon. I ended up on the bottom of the ocean, the weight of the water crushing down on me. Unable to move. Unable to die Jack. And I thought that even the tiniest hope of escaping this fate, I would take it. I would trade anything for it"

"It's funny what a man will do to forestall his final judgement", Jack says

"You made a deal with him too, Jack", Bootstrap says, "He raised the Pearl from the depths for you. 13 years, you've been her Captain"

"Technically…", Jack starts

"Jack. You won't be able to talk yourself out of this. The terms what applied to me apply to you as well. One soul bound to crew 100 years upon his ship", Bootstrap says

"The Flying Dutchman already has a Captain…", Jack starts

"Then it's the Locker for you!" Bootstrap says, "Jones's terrible leviathan will find you and drag the Pearl back to the depths and you along with it"

"Any idea when Jones might release said terrible beastie?" Jack asks

"I already told you, Jack. Your time is up", Bootstrap says clutching Jack's hand, "It comes now drawn with ravenous hunger to the man what bears the black spot"

Jack looks at his hand and sees the Black Spot. He looks up and Bootstrap was gone. He runs up the stairs to his cabin and wakes Lizzie up with the noise.

"What is it Jack?" Lizzie asks

"Lizzie…", Jack starts not knowing how to tell her

"Tell me Jack you can tell me anything", Lizzie says getting up and sitting next to him and taking his hand

She sees the black spot.

"That's the black spot", she whispers horrified, "I can't lose you Jack. It would drive me insane"

"Lizzie I will find a way to get out of this savy?" Jack asks

"Yes but…", Lizzie starts

"Don't worry my Lizzie you won't lose me", Jack lies

"Please Jack do all you can to stay with me", Lizzie says

"I promise. Now I better wake up the crew Jones's beast is coming", Jack says getting up

"Here let me wrap it so nobody can see it", Lizzie says ripping some cloth and wrapping his hand

"Thanks lov", Jack says kissing her

"I love you Jack", Lizzie says

"I love you too", Jack says kissing her back

Jack runs out of his cabin with Lizzie now dressed in her gear.

"On deck, all hands! Make fast the bunt gasket!" Jack yells, "On deck! Scurry! Scurry! I want movement! Movement! I want movement!"

Jack was running across the deck yelling for his crew.

"Lift the skin up! Keep your loof! Haul those sheets! Run them! Run! Keep running! Run as if the devil himself and itself is upon us!" Jack yells

'That's what I would call Davy Jones', Lizzie thinks, 'He is the devil'

"Do we have a heading?" Gibbs asks

"Run! Land", Jack yells

"Which port?" Gibbs asks

"I didn't say 'port' I said 'land'. Any land", Jack says

The monkey takes Jack's hat and throws it overboard. Gibbs and the crew go looking over the side for it.

"Jack's hat! Bring her about!" Gibbs yells

"No, No!" Jack yells, "Leave it! Run"

"Back to your stations the lot of you!" Gibbs calls

Gibbs goes looking for Jack and finds him with Lizzie clutching her hand.

"Jack? For the love of mother and child, Jack, what's coming after us?" Gibbs asks

"Nothing", Jack says spooked

Gibbs leaves them.

"We will get through this together Jack. Me and you my love", Lizzie says

"I am lucky to have you at my side. But I don't want you to get killed", Jack replies

"My life is not worth living without you Jack and we both know it", Lizzie says, "Now lets get to land"

"Land it is"

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